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"6.30PM - Friday evening in an empty office building. Three men and one woman, trapped and terrified, 25 floors up. Help will reach them Monday morning - if they live that long."

1984 1h 30m DE

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6.0

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6.8

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★6.0TMDB · 46★6.8IMDB · 1,535

Thriller

Synopsis

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It's Friday evening. The lift repairman leaves the building and wants to finish his work on Monday. But he doesn't know there are four men in the building. They use the lift but stay in it about 100 meters from the floor. They have little oxygen and must survive…

“6.30PM - Friday evening in an empty office building. Three men and one woman, trapped and terrified, 25 floors up. Help will reach them Monday morning - if they live that long.”

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Cast

Renée Soutendijk
Marion
Götz George
Jörg
Wolfgang Kieling
Gössmann
Hannes Jaenicke
Pit
Klaus Wennemann
Heinz
Ralf Richter
Otto
Kurt Raab
Fahrstuhlmonteur
Ekmekyemez Firdevs
Putzfrau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carl Schenkel
Writers: Frank Göhre, Carl Schenkel
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carl Schenkel, shot by Jacques Steyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jacques Zwart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Norbert Herzner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Renée Soutendijk and Götz George and Wolfgang Kieling carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "6.30PM - Friday evening in an empty office building. Three men and one woman, trapped and terrified, 25 floors up. Help will reach them Monday morning - if they live that long.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carl Schenkel directs. Jacques Steyn behind the camera. Jacques Zwart scores. Norbert Herzner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Carl Schenkel, shot by Jacques Steyn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jacques Zwart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Norbert Herzner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Renée Soutendijk and Götz George and Wolfgang Kieling carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "6.30PM - Friday evening in an empty office building. Three men and one woman, trapped and terrified, 25 floors up. Help will reach them Monday morning - if they live that long.".
9IMDB entry: tt0086846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.